Brief Life History of Sewell
When Sewell Thompson was born on 25 March 1810, in Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, John Thompson, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Austin, was 34. He married Mabel Waite Stevens on 21 March 1855, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Maine, United States in 1870. He died on 4 February 1888, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States.
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- Suel Thompson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Tewele Thompson, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Sewall Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
Historical Boundaries: 1815: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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